The Fantasy Troll (Part 1)

The name change trick

If you are an experienced player and your community has you figured out, it's hard for them to sell you players, especially if you show too much interest in private. A good tactic is to change the player's name. Ask for Cafucas Vázquez (instead of Lucas Vázquez), Pacha Pepino (Pacha Espino), Sergio "González" (Sergio Gómez), Aprilia (Asprilla). This will make them think you don't have everything under control and they will lower their guard.

The Lacky Player trick

Target a player from another rival, but you know that if you go straight for that player, they will ask for a fortune. It's best to use a "lacky player", first ask about the star player of their team, the one you know they will never sell no matter what, and when they reluctantly say they won't sell him, ask about your real target, they are more likely to negotiate.

The "next Messi" trick

You can use this trick the first day after resetting the teams in your community. Everyone usually puts up those filler players for sale, like Sergi Canós, Lemar, Pau Victor, Joni Montiel, Umar Sadiq, etc. At some point when there are many users in the community's WhatsApp group discussing transfers and such, drop the bomb with “I'm not saying anything, but someone has put up a player for sale at 150,000 euros who is going to be a revelation in this league”, the smoke bomb has been launched, now just sit back and watch the chaos.

The hammer trick

Persistence is key to getting the player you want, ask a rival daily about a player, have them go to bed with an offer from you, wake up to a message from you on WhatsApp asking if they are going to sell you that player, any tactic is valid to get a star player for your team.

Each and every one of these schemes has been tested and proven by me during my fantasy years.

Stay tuned for the second part so you can be the troll king of your community.

Remember that the continuation of the article is now available: The Fantasy Troll (Part 2)